Be in the audience

Audience tickets have been released for the fourth series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle.

The six-part series will be recorded over three nights at its usual home – the Mildmay Club in Stoke Newington, North London – next month.

According to the BBC, themes this series including patriotism, wealth, Islamophobia, the migrant crisis, death, and childhood memories.

Lee said: 'For each new series of Comedy Vehicle I wonder where the ideas will come from. But the world gets worse every year, and I myself become older and more jaded, more defeated, and more powerless, and hence the comedy arises once more.'

As well as the stand-up, the show will again feature Lee grilled by script editor Chris Morris, and each episode will conclude in a short film.

Richard Webb, executive producer for the BBC, added: 'I'm not quite sure how he does it, but once again Stewart has put together three hours of brilliant stand-up material, and will be unleashing his unique take on the world on BBC Two early next year.'

Click here for details of how to apply to be in the audience for the recordings, on December 8, 9 and 10.

All three previous series have been nominated for the Bafta for best comedy, with the second run winning the title in 2012.

The new series is directed by Tim Kirkby and was commissioned by Kim Shillinglaw, controller of BBC Two, and Shane Allen, controller of comedy commissioning for the BBC.

Published: 20 Nov 2015